Catherine Kos – Author
A book a day keeps the people away
Alone
The moment Avery woke up that quiet morning, there was something heavy weighing on her chest. She tossed and turned all night with anticipation for what was coming the following day. She knew what was going to happen. Everyone did. She lived in a small town where nothing happened and when something did happen, everyone […]
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Sunshine, mixed with a little hurricane
I am not one thing. I am not just happy, nor am I just sad. I’m both of those things and everything in between. It’s hard to explain sometimes when some days I feel nothing and other days I feel everything. I feel all my emotions swirling around me like it’s a gamble on what […]
MoreA note to my mother
This is a repost, but the past two weeks have been riddled with anxiety about my mother, among other things. The one thing I envy my family members for, is the fact that they don’t worry about things like I do. This poem is for my mother, and this post is dedicated to her as […]
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Poems for my mother
In honor of my mothers birthday here are two poems that I wrote for her. Untitled I really lucked out with you. Out of all the flowers in the garden, you are the one that gave me life. A note to my mother If I should die before I wake know that I love you […]
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I sincerely hope that this year is way better than 2020. Honestly, let’s just pretend that last year didn’t even happen. I think that might be best. Tonight, I’m reposting my short story I’ve Known You For Five Years! I feel like it’s fitting in the sense that it’s about a young […]
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Bad First Date.
A piece of flash fiction by Catherine Kos Bad First Date. “So, Alec, what is the worst date you’ve ever been on?” My sister, Sarah, asks me from across the table. Her and I, along with a few of our friends are playing a game of truth or dare. “Well, I had a first date […]
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I love you.
A poem. I love you. “I love you. You, in all your imperfections and in all of the weight that you carry around You, with all of the burning rage and tender sadness You, with the lovely rare smiles and deep belly aching laughs You, with the deep love of others, and the deep sadness […]
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